c# - Why can't we define a constant variable as static? -

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public static const string var1 = "abc";//compile time error public static readonly string var2 = "def"; 

why can't define constant static ?

constants static redundant , resolved @ compile time.

for example:

const x = 5; int = x + x; 

basically compiles to:

int = 5 + 5; 

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